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3M. 12 month placement. Interested in those who are passionate about manufacturing and technology.

Airbus. 6-12 months in Bristol or North Wales. They recruit across a range of areas including all engineering disciplines, business, communications, HR, IT, Project Management, Procurement and Finance.

BMT Defence Services. BMT Defence Services offers whole ship design and technical support for submarines, warships and auxiliary vessels within UK and international defence. They have supported many major UK and international naval and land platform programmes and are at the cutting edge of technology and science. they are based in Bath, Fareham and Weymouth. They offer a number 12 month industrial placements in either naval engineeing or systems engineering. They require students studying mechanical, systems, maritime, software

Cambridge Consultants. full year placements for students studying technical degrees. They are a world-class supplier of innovative product development engineering and technology consulting. Most of their projects deliver protoype hardware or software. You will gain invaluable hands-on experience by working alongside staff on real projects

Controls & Data Services. Part of the Rolls-Royce Group. A large number of placements across engineering (mechanical, electrical, software and systems), supply chain, manufacturing, finance, planning, HR and technical services.

Croda. industrial placements available with this speciality chemical company.

Eaton. Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help customers effectively manage

electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. It offers a number of internships in engineering & technology, operations, technical sales, HR, finance & accounting, supply chain and IT. 3, 6 or 12 months in length.

GE (12 months): Available throught the UK and cover every functinal area.

Leonardo. they are the largest inward investor in the UK defence sector, the largest Italian inward investor to the UK, and one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to the UK MoD. They offer a range of industrial placements.

Lockheed Martin. They are a leader in systems integration, working on major programmes spanning the aerospace, defence and civil sectors. They offer 12 month placements for software engineers, system engineers, support engineers, finance, business development & communications, procurement and programme office.

Lucite International (12 months). One of the largest chemical companies in the world. Chemical or process engineering placement. They are based in the North West and North East.

Morgan Advanced Materials. The company is a global engineering company specialising in advanced materials science and engineering of ceramics, carbon and composites, based in Windsor. They offer a 12 month programme. You will be working on specific projects that are set by senior management, exposure to multiple areas of the business and you will have the opportunity to network with people in your chosen industry.

Morgan Sindall A range of 12 month placements are available in all areas of engineering, quantity surveying, architecture, Construction managment, design management & building services. Many placement students receive final year sponsorship.

P&G: They offer a variety of 6-12 month placements, including a 6 month finance placement in Ireland, 1 year in Information & decision Solutions in Newcastle, and an R&D placment for a scientist/engineer.

MBDA. The placement is a structured programme of work experience. Wherever you join, you will make a major contribution to a project, and your professional and personal development. Available mainly in the Technical and Operations Directorates you'll be studying towards a minimum 2:2 Honours Degree in one of the following disciplines: Engineering (electrical, electronic, mechanical, systems, software, aeronautical, aerospace); Maths; Physics or similar.

National Instruments. They offer a 1 year engineering leadership programme. The role allows you to gain full training on many aspects of engineering and business offering technical, challenging and varied work with customers and NI teams. You need to be studying Electronic, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or related fields.They also offer a marketing inetrnship.

NATS. they offer a range of industrial placements, including engineering, supply chain, business, information solutions, operational analysis, project management and analytics. The 12-month placements begin in the Summer (usually July or August). They are based at our Corporate and Technical Centre in Whiteley, Hampshire, although your departmental assignments could include visits to other key sites.

Network Rail They run, maintain and develop Britain’s rail tracks, signalling, bridges, tunnels, level crossings, viaducts and 17 key stations. They offer a number of 1 year industrial placements in engineering, finance, environment & sustainable developmentIt and Business Services and General Management. You need to be studying an engineering or surveying degree to apply for the technical roles or geography or sustainability-led degree for the development role. You can apply with any subject for the business, management and finance placements. Placements are based in Milton Keynes, York or Manchester.

Tata Steel (3-12 months). Opportunities for electrical, mechanical or process control and automation engineers. Sponsorship of your degree also available

Transport For London (TFL). They offer 12 months placements for electrical and mechanical engineering students studying sandwich degrees. There is also a quantity surveying and a transport planning role.